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Meat and Poultry Canned Products Recall, Illinois
Illinois Firm Recalls Meat and Poultry Canned Products That May Be Underprocessed Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-058-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Neil Gaffney WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 – Eickman’s Processing, Establishment Number 31776, in Seward, IL, is recalling approximately 12,086 pounds of meat and poultry products because they may…
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APPA Fine Foods Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products
California Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Pasta Salad Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-059-2010 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Adrian Gianforti APPA Fine Foods, a Corona, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 7,325 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken pasta salad products because they contain cilantro that may be…
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Supervalu Unloads Bristol Farms Grocery Stores
Supervalu said Friday that it has sold its Southern California-based Bristol Farms Bristol Farms small grocery chain to a company formed through a partnership with the Bristol Farms management team and Endeavour Capital, an investment firm experienced in grocery and retail businesses. Under the terms of the sale, the stores will change ownership effective today,…
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Bashas’ Grocery Stores
Bashas’ Inc. is a supermarket and superstore chain that has stores all over Arizona, California, and New Mexico, but most of them are in Arizona, where about a third of the 130 locations are in the Phoenix area. They also own and operate six markets in the Navajo Nation, as well as a grocery store…
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Reusable Grocery Bags – Now with Bacteria
Original report by By Nadine Wimmer, produced by Linda Williams Last week we reported the growing evidence that reusable grocery bags contain risky amounts of lead causing multiple grocery retailers to stop selling reusable bags. Now, another health risk with reusable bags is coming to light. Bacteria! It is known that the net benefit to…
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The fall of A&P, from 15,357 Stores to bankruptcy protection
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., which operates about 400 supermarkets under the Waldbaum’s, The Food Emporium and Pathmark labels, filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, New York. A&P listed assets of $2.5 billion and debt of $3.2 billion in it’s Chapter 11 filing. Chief Executive Officer Sam Martin of…
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Not So Green – Reusable Grocery Bags
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened an official probe into reusable grocery bags, following a reports that found retailers are selling bags containing elevated levels of lead. It appears that reusable grocery shopping bags are friendly to the environment, but not so friendly to your health. Bags sold at major retailers such as:…
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Albertsons
Albertsons Market is a North American grocery company based in Boise, Idaho, with more than 240 supermarkets throughout the United States. History In 1939, Joe Albertson and partners L.S. Skaggs and Tom Cuthbert opened their first one-stop shopping market, which they named Albertson’s Food Center, in Boise, Idaho. By 1945, Joe Albertson incorporated the store…